E-burg mural, businesses hit with graffiti

Friday

Jun 20, 2008 at 11:30 AM

A mural six years in the making was among targets defaced by graffiti vandals in East Stroudsburg last night. “No one ever touched our painting before, only the white parts that weren’t done yet,” artist Michael Jones said. “In New York City, taggers never touch the art work.”

A mural six years in the making was among targets defaced by graffiti vandals in East Stroudsburg last night.

The Crystal Street mural behind the East Stroudsburg post office wasn’t the only thing hit. Businesses from K-Mart all the way down to Dunkin Donuts near East Stroudsburg South High School were sprayed with similar markings.

“The damage is not solely the (mural) wall. The post office, Liztech Jewelry, Dunkin Donuts and some others were hit as well,” said Downtown Manager Joseph Memoli. “This is very disconcerning that kids desecrated the art work of other kids. That has never happened before.”